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#998B99

#998b99 ≈ Rose Quartz

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#998b99 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 54.51% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 6.42% saturation and 57.25% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography, corporate identities and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rose Quartz (#aa98a9), ΔE 4.93.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2754

Complementary

  1. #998b99
  2. #8b998b

Split complementary

  1. #998b99
  2. #92998b
  3. #8b9992

Analogous

  1. #928b99
  2. #998b99
  3. #998b92

Triadic

  1. #998b99
  2. #99998b
  3. #8b9999

Tetradic

  1. #998b99
  2. #998b8b
  3. #8b998b
  4. #8b9999

Square

  1. #998b99
  2. #99928b
  3. #8b998b
  4. #8b9299

Monochromatic

  1. #4a414a
  2. #736573
  3. #998b99
  4. #bdb4bd
  5. #e1dce1

Shades

#998b99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #998b99
  2. #8a7d8a
  3. #7a6f7a
  4. #6b616b
  5. #5c535c
  6. #4d464d
  7. #3d383d
  8. #2e2a2e
  9. #1f1c1f
  10. #0f0e0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#998b99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #998b99
  2. #a397a3
  3. #ada2ad
  4. #b8aeb8
  5. #c2b9c2
  6. #ccc5cc
  7. #d6d1d6
  8. #e0dce0
  9. #ebe8eb
  10. #f5f3f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#998b99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #998b99
  2. #978a97
  3. #948994
  4. #928892
  5. #8f878f
  6. #8d868d
  7. #8a848a
  8. #888388
  9. #858285
  10. #838183
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #938e93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8a8e9a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d9098 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9a8c90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #908d99 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #928e99 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9a8c93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-998b99 {
  color: #998b99;
}
Background
.bg-998b99 {
  background-color: #998b99;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-998b99 {
  border: 2px solid #998b99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #998b99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 139 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 6% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-998b99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #998b99, #998b92);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-998b99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 139 153 / 0.35);
}

#aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 4.93 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 6.72 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 7.61 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.86 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.44 #808080 Gray ΔE 11.44 #808080 Grey ΔE 11.44 #667466 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Rose Quartz
#998b99  rgb(153, 139, 153)  hsl(300, 6%, 57%)  Rose Quartz
#8b998b  rgb(139, 153, 139)  hsl(120, 6%, 57%)  Xanadu
#99998b  rgb(153, 153, 139)  hsl(60, 6%, 57%)  Dark Gray
#8b9999  rgb(139, 153, 153)  hsl(180, 6%, 57%)  Dark Gray